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All Quiet On The Western Front Redux
2011 has started much more slowly than I anticipated, and given everything that’s going on in our lives may continue in that vein for a bit longer.I’m trying to grab a few caches her and there but my desire to have a marathon day has been stymied.
And So It Goes…
It’s been a while since the last post. January was a cold moth and it’s continued into February. Considering too that I’ve been under the weather for about 3 weeks, and I’m glad I got to grab a few yesterday. I’m in need of a marathon session, and the soonest I’ll grab a quantity will be next weekend or shortly thereafter. And so it goes…
1/1/11
On a chilly New Year’s Day Sharon and I found the first five of 2011 – all within a few miles of our house. Fergie came along for her ability to “sniff” out caches. We’ll go out tomorrow as well to keep the ball rolling.
The Second 1000
This is a couple of days late. On Christmas we went to Gillian’s in-laws for dinner and just before we ate, she and I went out in Chandler and grabbed a few caches to start the quest towards 2000. I’m going to get a little more aggressive and try for some massive days this winter. There are some areas around town where grabbing 50+ in a day is not unreasonable. Who knows, 2000 may not be out of reach in 2011.
1000 Caches Found
Today I finally reached 1000 finds! Sharon and I started the day in Old Town Scottsdale. We were joined by Gillian, Kyle, and Kellen who helped me find a few more. We ended the day near the Princess resort and finally snagged the 1000th cache. Next goal will be to see how close I can get to 1500 in 2011.
Thanksgiving 2010
This will be our first Thanksgiving with our grandson, Kellen. My mother came to town so we have 4 generations together including “the first of the first of the first of the first”. Got a late star and only picked up two after dinner. Getting closer. Oh, and I still thought turkeys could fly! Thank you Mr. Carlson.
The Light At The End Of The Tunnel…
…is not, in this case, the headlamp of the oncoming freight train. I see hitting 1000 finds before the year is out. Summer is over, the days are gorgeous, and I have the time to go grab what I need for that milestone. Today Nikki, Fergie, and I spent some time together, and picked up a few. While the number was low, it was more about hanging with Nikki as we haven’t done so in a while.
Let’s Try Again
The app for the iPad has been updated. This is a test. This is only a test. Had this been a real post…
WordPress for iPad
I installed this new app on my iPad anticipating blogging from the field. So far it crashes every time I try to publish the one post I’ve created. This is inexcusable. I hope they get their act together and fix this.
The Road To Bagdad
Our friends David and Liza came in for the weekend. They recently moved to California after living in Chicago suburb for 20 years. It was they who got us into geocaching and whenever we get together we always go on a hunt. This time was no exception. David and I decided to drive up to Bagdad, a company-owned mining town about 100 miles NW of Phoenix and hunt along the way. With Fergie tagging along and Sharon and Liza doing their thing, we hit the road. First stop, my currently favorite place to take visitors – The Ranch House Restaurant, in Yarnell. After lunch we continued our journey through Peeples Valley, Kirkland Junction, on into Bagdad, and then home via Wickenburg. The weather was still hot and we only found a few caches, but it was great hanging with each other, and that was more important.
One of the tools we had was my new 3G iPad on which I loaded a few geocaching applications that assisted in our hunt. With the AT&T data plan activated we had service for most of the trip which worked out very well.
Geocaching
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